I’d like to ask writers, authors, and creatives in general – have you ever felt like an imposter – a fake who does not belong?

It was all the way back in 2016 that I wrote Don’t let Imposter Syndrome stop you and we’ve talked about imposter syndrome a bunch since then. One of the ways to fight imposter syndrome is to realise that you are not alone.

A lot of us feel like that.

If you have ever felt like an imposter – someone who did not earn the success they have – I would very much like to hear your story of feeling like a fake.

Last week, at Thanet Creative’s Writers’ session, we brainstormed prompts for writers. The idea of these prompts was to inspire fresh reflection on your writing as well as to give us writers interesting ways to talk about our writing.

Heaven knows, that writers never want to talk about their writing.

You can find the questions on The Muse of Lsat Resort. New questions come out every Thursday.

Jed Herne breaks his solution down into three stages:

• Character arc
• The three Ps
• Theme

Character Arc

There are five aspects to a character arc that Herne addresses:

1. What do they want?
2. What do they need?
3. What is the lie they believe?
4. What is the truth they must come to accept?
5. What is their ghost?

The Three Ps

1. Promise
2. Progress
3. Payoff

Theme

The moral core of your story that characters must either accept or reject. This does not have to be explicit.

This Thursday, come along to meet local writers, have your work critiqued or enjoy a drink at a lovely pub with great food. Large car park and buses stop outside.

We are usually at table 8 in The Wheatsheaf Margate. The friendly staff will be happy to point us out.

All writers, all skill levels, all genres. We aim to be a friendly safe space where exploration of writing and the writing life are our only focus.

For work to be critiqued please bring 4 to 5 copies of 3 to 4 A4 pages, ideally double-spaced with 12-point font (or bigger). Other writers can then write feedback on the page next to your text.

Mark yourself as going on Facebook.

In this video, best-selling author Neil Gaiman talks about rejection and how to handle it.